Saturday, February 27, 2010
Uh Oh!
Park Day!
Brian decided to take advantage of the nice weather (you have to jump on those days, lately) and take the kids to the park. I didn't get to go, I don't remember why, so Brian was in charge of the camera. He got some great shots...he's getting pretty good at that! I may have to start letting him be in charge. :) The kids got to run out some energy and get some sunshine. I'm sure it was good for every one's mental health.
We celebrated Valentine's Day by going to The Melting Pot (my favorite!) My parents watched the kids and we had a very nice evening. Brian was happy to report that I did not even try to talk him into going to a movie. (He thinks I like to go to movies a little too much...haha). We didn't get to sit in the back as usual because that was a deal for those who bought the Valentine package. (This included flowers, a bear, and a bottle of champagne for an additional $85...ummm, no). We sat out in the open with everyone else. At first, it felt a little weird because we have never sat in the main part of the restaurant, but we had a table right by the front window and it was really pretty. I definitely enjoyed our evening.
Ava's Valentine's Day Party
I went to Ava's Valentine Party at school a couple weeks ago. I feel somewhat bad to report that I had a really busy day that day and I almost tried to skip it. When I told Ava that I may not make the party, she almost cried. Well, I couldn't NOT go to the party then! Needless to say, I changed my plans. I'm really glad I did. What was I thinking, anyway? These things only come around twice a year.
When I got to her class, they were already eating snacks. After that, all the parents helped them read all their Valentine's (Ava was more interested in the candy...SURPRISE!) Then they sang a song that they have been practicing to learn letter sounds (I tried to download the video, but I'm having technical difficulties).
Ava is making such amazing progress at school. She frequently tells me what letters certain words start with and she "reads" her books to me. The other day, she even told me "4+4 is 8!". What?!? She is doing math now?!? Crazy! I'm really happy I made it to her party...all that other stuff can wait.

Thursday, February 11, 2010
Contemplations On My Son's 8th Brithday
Tuesday, February 9, 2010
Family Party
Monday, February 8, 2010
Brithday Trip
This was a Horseshoe Crab touch tank.
For some reason, the shrimp was Daddy's favorite.
Taking some pics...

Ava was sad and wouldn't smile...you would think she really got eaten by a shark...haha.

This one turned out a little better. :)



Chance wanted to sit by the giant fish tank forever!
Token pic of Mommy and Daddy.
I think watching the otter was the highlight of this trip. His name was Swim Jim and he was an energetic little guy. Ava even wanted to buy a stuffed otter at the gift shop. She carries it with her everywhere.
This one cracked me up!
Chance wanted to sit by the giant fish tank forever!
Chance's Little Buddy
A Little Dinner Creativity
I've been having a hard time getting Ava to eat anything lately that is even remotely healthy. The other day, her class was talking about the letter "O" and she said that they ate an octopus at school. I remembered making those when I was a kid. Now I have been spending a considerable amount of time making little octopus hot dogs for her. She likes them...now I just have to figure out some other food items that I can transform into other animal creatures...maybe that is the key to getting Ava to eat food. Hmmm...I may start getting really creative. Haha. Chance wanted one, too, but he wanted his in a bun. I thought it looked really funny with all those "legs" coming out of his bread. Of course, then he told me that he couldn't eat the legs, only the head because the legs tasted funny. Ummmm...it's the exact same thing, Chance! These kids come up with the funniest things. The bottom line: octopus food for Ava is a win, but Chance will stick with more conventional food so it doesn't change the taste.
Jump Zone!
The kids had a birthday party at Jump Zone the other day. It conveniently fell in the middle of the snow storm which was a good thing. They really needed to get out of the house. It was great to have a place where they could bounce out some of that crazy energy that they had been storing up. YAY Jump Zone! :)


Snowed In...AGAIN!
As I write this, days after this particular event, it is actually snowing AGAIN. Can you believe this is Oklahoma?? I don't think I've seen this much snow since I was in the third grade! Global warming?!? REALLY?? How much can one summer girl take, anyway? Just Kidding...sort of. My kids have really been enjoying this crazy weather we've been having (may not enjoy it so much when they are going to school in June, but they're happy now...and we're not talking about later. At least not yet.) Anyway, if my kids are happy, that makes at least half our family. At least they had one more fantastic snow of the season because they did not really get to play in the first one because they both had bronchitis. Needless to say, they lived it up this time. :)

I can't tell you how many icicles that Ava has consumed...
Their cheeks got so red every time we took them out that they could only stay out for a few minutes at a time, then we would have to come back in, take all the wet things off, dry them, and repeat the whole process a few minutes later. FUN.
I've gotten lots of compliments on this picture...funny thing is, Brian is the one who took it. Good job, Babe. He's quite the photographer when he wants to be.
I love the combination of those rosy cheeks and her bright, stripey scarf and hat. It really stands out. 
I told Brian he looked like the uni-bomber...but at least he was warm...lol.

Snow angels... now that's a classic. Chance did not want to participate. He didn't want to get wet.
I really like this pic of me and the kids...another good shot by Bri.

Icicles were another crazy event of this particular storm. They were everywhere. Some of the biggest ones I've ever seen.

Ava crashed in various places all over the yard. She was completely soaked, but she had lots of fun. With this particular storm, we ended up with about 1 1/2 inches of ice and 6-8 inches of snow. The kids missed 4 days of school and there was even a weekend in the middle. Crazy. Let's all keep our fingers crossed for no more accumulating snow that causes school closings. I would rather save our free days for times when we are not all trapped in the house.
It was a little nice, though.
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